Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes, if OpenClaw is exposed through remote interfaces (such as web APIs, CI/CD endpoints, or workflow engines) that allow users to influence the arguments passed to `sort` via safeBins. In such setups, remote actors can exploit abbreviated long options to bypass flag restrictions.

What level of access does an attacker need?

An attacker must be able to cause OpenClaw to run `sort` under tools.exec.safeBins and control or partially control the command-line options. They do not need direct shell access; control over the arguments supplied to `sort` through application-level inputs is sufficient.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The safest approach is to introduce robust argument normalization and parsing before authorization: parse incoming options with a parser that faithfully mirrors `sort`'s semantics, expand abbreviations to their canonical long forms, and then apply allow/deny policies to this canonical set. Any option that cannot be unambiguously normalized should be rejected by default.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

Authorization Bypass via Long-Option Abbreviation Validation Flaw (CWE-863) in OpenClaw tools.exec.safeBins sort Command

CVE-2026-32059

Published:

Mar 11, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

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Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Authorization Bypass

CWE:

CWE-863

Impact:

Privilege/Policy Bypass in Command Execution Controls

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Authorization Bypass

CWE:

CWE-863

Impact:

Privilege/Policy Bypass in Command Execution Controls

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Authorization Bypass via Long-Option Abbreviation Validation Flaw (CWE-863) in OpenClaw tools.exec.safeBins sort Command

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(8.6)

Server-Side Request Forgery (CWE-918) in OpenClaw Zalo Plugin sendPhoto

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HIGH

(8.8)

Authorization Bypass (CWE-863) in OpenClaw Matrix Room Control Commands

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